Meaning Of The Word Art Nouveau

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Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is a style of decoration and architecture that was common in the 1890s. It is characterized by flowing lines and patterns of flowers and leaves.

art nouveau in American English
a movement in arts and crafts of the late 19th and early 20th cent., characterized by curvilinear designs styled from nature
noun: a style of fine and applied art current in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, characterized chiefly by curvilinear motifs often derived from natural forms

Art Nouveau in British English
noun: a style of art and architecture of the 1890s, characterized by swelling sinuous outlines and stylized natural forms, such as flowers and leaves

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